Breaking News Updates from Portland and Oregon: Cyclingtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2014:/breakingnews/8862008-08-04T21:51:41ZOregon, Northwest and National breaking news from The Oregonian - OregonLive.comMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceFree bicycle helmets at Cornelius National Night Out eventtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12538682008-08-04T21:51:41Z2008-08-05T00:39:39ZCORNELIUS -- Wal-Mart will donate 150 bicycle helmets to Cornelius children at the city's National Night Out event Tuesday night in Harleman Park, 795 S. Heather St....Tom Maurer | tmaurer@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/tmaurer/index.html
CORNELIUS -- Wal-Mart will donate 150 bicycle helmets to Cornelius children at the city's National Night Out event Tuesday night in Harleman Park, 795 S. Heather St....
N.E. Portland fire guts specialty bicycle shoptag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12494402008-08-03T17:59:23Z2008-08-04T13:31:08ZA three-alarm fire that began early Sunday morning gutted Velotech Inc., a Northeast Portland business that specializes in custom-made bikes and accessories. Fire investigators had to deal with so much smoke and so many hot spots that they were unable...Susan Gage, sgage@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/sgage/index.html
A three-alarm fire that began early Sunday morning gutted Velotech Inc., a Northeast Portland business that specializes in custom-made bikes and accessories. Fire investigators had to deal with so much smoke and so many hot spots that they were unable...
Steel Bridge closure is a pain now, but waittag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12508102008-08-04T01:51:16Z2008-08-04T13:27:25ZOlivia Bucks / The OregonianSarah Liane Foster, 29, of Nomadic Theatre Co., walks on stilts across the Steel Bridge in a Sunday morning parade organized by TriMet. TriMet hired entertainers, drawing passersby to the event emphasizing alternatives to crossing the...Kay Mitchell, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/kmitchell/index.html
Olivia Bucks / The OregonianSarah Liane Foster, 29, of Nomadic Theatre Co., walks on stilts across the Steel Bridge in a Sunday morning parade organized by TriMet. TriMet hired entertainers, drawing passersby to the event emphasizing alternatives to crossing the...
Prozanski backs off bike helmet mandatetag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12407022008-08-01T05:08:13Z2008-08-01T15:17:52ZMichelle Cole, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mcole/index.html
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A screeching halt for bicycle helmet plantag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12337452008-07-31T02:25:51Z2008-07-31T16:17:51Zaportalhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/aportal/index.htmlTrucking firm to pay $1 million for bike safety education after cyclist's deathtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12377092008-07-31T12:48:26Z2008-07-31T15:54:30ZThe Ireland Trucking Co. has agreed to donate more than $1 million to promote bicycle safety. The money will go into the Jane Higdon Memorial Fund, named after a Eugene woman killed when her bicycle slipped under an Ireland logging...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
The Ireland Trucking Co. has agreed to donate more than $1 million to promote bicycle safety. The money will go into the Jane Higdon Memorial Fund, named after a Eugene woman killed when her bicycle slipped under an Ireland logging...
Oregon state senator wounded in gun accidenttag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12346792008-07-30T18:54:58Z2008-07-30T22:11:07ZAtkinson shot in the knee An Oregon state senator has been hospitalized with an accidental gunshot wound in the knee. The Medford Mail Tribune reports that Republican Jason Atkinson, 37, was hit while repairing a friend's bicycle Tuesday. Central Point...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
Atkinson shot in the knee An Oregon state senator has been hospitalized with an accidental gunshot wound in the knee. The Medford Mail Tribune reports that Republican Jason Atkinson, 37, was hit while repairing a friend's bicycle Tuesday. Central Point...
Portland's bike-car clashes a big national affairs story? Newsweek thinks sotag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12262972008-07-28T18:50:35Z2008-07-28T21:55:36ZSure, there's the war in Iraq. But how about the "Pedal vs. Metal" conflict in Portland? Apparently, the city's wild month of motorists and bicyclists clashing - from the allegedly drunk biker using his ride as a weapon to the...Joseph Rose | jrose@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jrose/index.html
Sure, there's the war in Iraq. But how about the "Pedal vs. Metal" conflict in Portland? Apparently, the city's wild month of motorists and bicyclists clashing - from the allegedly drunk biker using his ride as a weapon to the...
Brandon Roy rolls with custom hand-me-down bike from Pryzbilla, Odentag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12252572008-07-28T16:12:49Z2008-07-28T16:22:05Z The specially designed bike Brandon Roy has been training with has a growing history with the Trail Blazers, having traveled approximately 8,770 miles to be of service to Blazers Joel Przybilla, Greg Oden and now Roy. (Read more tidbits...Michael Rollins, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mrollins/index.html
The specially designed bike Brandon Roy has been training with has a growing history with the Trail Blazers, having traveled approximately 8,770 miles to be of service to Blazers Joel Przybilla, Greg Oden and now Roy. (Read more tidbits...
Bicyclist-motorist altercation - this time in Seattletag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12212742008-07-26T20:07:14Z2008-07-27T17:51:32ZBicyclists riding in Seattle with the monthly Critical Mass demonstration injured a motorist after an altercation on Friday. Seattle Police spokesman Mark Jamieson said between 100 and 300 bicyclists were riding down a street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, blocking...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
Bicyclists riding in Seattle with the monthly Critical Mass demonstration injured a motorist after an altercation on Friday. Seattle Police spokesman Mark Jamieson said between 100 and 300 bicyclists were riding down a street in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, blocking...
Bike races today in Vancouvertag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12228382008-07-27T15:14:07Z2008-07-27T15:16:41ZThe fourth Annual Courthouse Criterium bicycle race will be held Sunday in downtown Vancouver. A series of races, held on a figure-8 course that passes by the Clark County Courthouse, will start at noon and go until 7 p.m. Admission...Bridget A. Otto, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/botto/index.html
The fourth Annual Courthouse Criterium bicycle race will be held Sunday in downtown Vancouver. A series of races, held on a figure-8 course that passes by the Clark County Courthouse, will start at noon and go until 7 p.m. Admission...
Cyclists to race through downtown Vancouvertag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12200192008-07-25T22:53:42Z2008-07-26T00:46:59ZVANCOUVER -- The fourth Annual Courthouse Criterium bicycle race will be held Sunday in downtown Vancouver. A series of races, held on a figure-8 course that passes by the Clark County Courthouse, will start at noon and go until 7...Allan Brettman | abrettman@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/aebrettman/index.html
VANCOUVER -- The fourth Annual Courthouse Criterium bicycle race will be held Sunday in downtown Vancouver. A series of races, held on a figure-8 course that passes by the Clark County Courthouse, will start at noon and go until 7...
Another top-three finish for Team Columbiatag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12178962008-07-25T15:28:17Z2008-07-25T19:20:56ZAfter five wins in the first 18 stages of the Tour de France, Team Columbia might be getting a bit jaded about anything less. But for today, at least, Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear Co. will have to be content with third...Scott Bernard Nelson | snelson@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/snelson/index.html
After five wins in the first 18 stages of the Tour de France, Team Columbia might be getting a bit jaded about anything less. But for today, at least, Oregon-based Columbia Sportswear Co. will have to be content with third...
Month-long closure of Southeast Portland intersection plannedtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12185852008-07-25T17:40:46Z2008-07-25T18:14:10ZThe intersection of SE 60th Avenue and SE Lincoln Street will be closed around-the-clock starting Monday and lasting through August. The closure is to allow installation of six large pipelines as part of the Mount Tabor Reservoirs Maintenance and Security...Helen Jung | hjung@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/hjung/index.html
The intersection of SE 60th Avenue and SE Lincoln Street will be closed around-the-clock starting Monday and lasting through August. The closure is to allow installation of six large pipelines as part of the Mount Tabor Reservoirs Maintenance and Security...
Portland police cancel day three of bike safety stingtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12132332008-07-24T15:05:05Z2008-07-24T18:17:43ZThe Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division canceled a planned sweep this morning targeting bicycle safety. The first was Tuesday in Ladd's Addition. The second was Wednesday along Northeast Broadway and North Flint....Michael Rollins, The Oregonianhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mrollins/index.html
The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division canceled a planned sweep this morning targeting bicycle safety. The first was Tuesday in Ladd's Addition. The second was Wednesday along Northeast Broadway and North Flint....
Portland police warn cyclists in traffic enforcement missiontag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.12090762008-07-23T21:23:02Z2008-07-23T23:03:47ZMike Zacchino / The OregonianOfficer Mike Fahrer issues a warning to Gina Montenero of Portland this morning at the corner of North Ross and Broadway. For the second day in a row, Portland Police officers swarmed a popular cycling thoroughfare...Helen Jung | hjung@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/hjung/index.html
Mike Zacchino / The OregonianOfficer Mike Fahrer issues a warning to Gina Montenero of Portland this morning at the corner of North Ross and Broadway. For the second day in a row, Portland Police officers swarmed a popular cycling thoroughfare...
Man who shot video of speeding car carrying cyclist says: "It was serendipity.''tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.11832282008-07-15T22:09:06Z2008-07-22T17:57:25ZBicyclist tells his story -- Video interview by Wade Nkrumah of The Oregonian; incident video and Rick Adams Southeast Portland resident Rick Adams, also a professional photographer, said he grabbed a camera and stepped out of his house Sunday night...Maxine Bernstein | mbernstein@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mabernst/index.html
Bicyclist tells his story -- Video interview by Wade Nkrumah of The Oregonian; incident video and Rick Adams Southeast Portland resident Rick Adams, also a professional photographer, said he grabbed a camera and stepped out of his house Sunday night...
Blogger reflects on near miss, calls on cyclists to push safetytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.11998812008-07-21T15:06:21Z2008-07-21T18:54:11ZJim Blackwood: "I don't want to see any more white bike shrines..."Joseph Rose | jrose@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jrose/index.html
Jim Blackwood: "I don't want to see any more white bike shrines..."
Car passenger, cyclist get into a tussletag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.11952502008-07-19T00:53:40Z2008-07-19T18:01:59ZOne of the men hits the other in the head with a bike lock during the frayMaxine Bernstein | mbernstein@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mabernst/index.html
One of the men hits the other in the head with a bike lock during the fray
Cyclist hurt in hit-and-run seeks public's helptag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/breakingnews//886.11943562008-07-18T20:46:49Z2008-07-18T21:32:46ZA 35-year-old Portland man sustained a broken arm Thursday evening when a car struck him as he was biking along Marine Drive. Justin Allen, 35, of Portland, said he was out for a ride, heading east along Marine Drive around...Helen Jung | hjung@oregonian.comhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/hjung/index.html
A 35-year-old Portland man sustained a broken arm Thursday evening when a car struck him as he was biking along Marine Drive. Justin Allen, 35, of Portland, said he was out for a ride, heading east along Marine Drive around...